Sunday, 23rd August 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)
Wednesday - Ordinary Time
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday, 30th August 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)
Wednesday - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): The Feast of the Martyrs of Papua New Guinea, 1901 and 1942 [Commemoration]
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Mattins (BCP)
Sunday, 6th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): The Feast of Creation in Christ; The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)
Tuesday - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary [Lesser Festival]; The Accession of King Charles III, 2022
2:00pm - Tea & Talk in the Institute
Wednesday - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Charles Fuge Lowder, Priest, 1880 [Commemoration]
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday, 13th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)
Wednesday - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): The Feast of St Ninian, Bishop of Galloway, Apostle of the Picts, c.432 [Lesser Festival]; Edward Bouverie Pusey, Priest, Tractarian, 1882 [Commemoration]
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday, 20th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)
Wednesday - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Ember Day
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday, 27th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving; The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
11:00am - Parish Eucharist with Harvest Thanksgiving (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute (please see note below)
4:00pm - Harvest Tea in the Institute (please see note below)
6:00pm - Evensong (BCP) (Said/Choral TBC)
Wednesday - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon, Translator of the Scriptures, Teacher of the Faith, 420 [Commemoration]
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Friday - Ordinary Time (Creationtide)
9:00am - School Harvest Thanksgiving Service (please see note below)
***Please see the Calendar of Services attached.***
Harvest Thanksgiving 2026: Our Harvest Thanksgiving Service will take place on Sunday 27th September, with Harvest Tea at 4:00pm in the Institute. Please do join in this always enjoyable occasion.
The school's Harvest Thanksgiving Service will take place in Church on Friday 2nd October, 9:00am-10:00am
Parish Magazine: All regular subscribers should now have received a copy of the Summer issue of the magazine. As usual, extra copies are available (£2.00 each) from the back of Church.
Foodbank: Weekly Message from Lynda Delf - On Sunday 9th August, £60.00 was donated in Church, £20.00 was posted anonymously through our letterbox, and a parishioner gave 6kg of food and £10.00. Thank you so much; this will provide meals for a number of families.
On Sunday 16th August, £20.00 was donated in Church; many thanks.
This week, our shortages include rice, sugar, jam, biscuits, coffee, teabags, long-life milk, fruit juice, household cleaning materials, and toilet rolls. We would also appreciate tinned meat, fish, potatoes, tomatoes, fruit, and rice pudding.
I am back at the foodbank on Tuesday 1st September.
Thank you for all you do to support our foodbanks.
Ongoing Roadworks on Church Street: Roadworks are currently taking place on Church Street, and are expected to last for a couple of months. During this time, the one-way system in place at present will remain in operation down Church Street.
Peter's Sabbatical: Our Rector, the Reverend Peter Kashouris is currently on sabbatical leave until 3rd November. During this time, the church services will continue as normal. During this period, please send all items for the weekly notice sheet to Jane Walker at the parish office.
For your Prayers: Amongst the Sick - Angie Robley
Kind regards,
Jane Walker (Parish Administrator)
St Oswald's Parish Office
Tel: 0191 383 0830
Email: [email protected]